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Storm surges, rising seas could doom Pacific islands this century
2013-04-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: As ice caps melt and sea levels rise, islands around the world could eventually become completely submerged, like real-world cities of Atlantis. Scientists have determined that the tides could consume low-lying islands in the next 50 to 150 years. But they'll become uninhabitable well before they're underwater, and that day might not be in the too distant future. A study by the U.S. Geological Survey released yesterday finds that the two northwestern Hawaiian atolls of Midway and Laysan and...
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Rising prices mean a real estate recovery
2013-04-12 17:05:20| Real Estate - Topix.net
In case you haven't heard, it's unanimousa the Real Estate market has improved and continues to do so.
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Ackman Warns of REIT Crackdown With Rising Conversions
2013-04-12 02:01:25| Waste Management - Topix.net
Bill Ackman , founder of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, said rising conversions to real estate investment trusts among owners of nontraditional property may spur changes that would be harmful to the industry.
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United Arab Emirates: Masdar City: A Rising Star
2013-04-09 13:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: Peter Hume examines plans for a zero-carbon, zero-waste, car free city in Abu Dhabi that will rely entirely on renewable energy sources, and asks whether the concept can become a sustainable reality...... Several attempts have been made to build sustainable cities. The Eden Project aimed to create a self-contained ecosystem; Dongtan and Huangbaiyu in China were both conceived as carbon-lean cities. These projects have all, to some extent, failed to meet their goals. The Eden Project serves...
Gallup Poll Shows American Concern About Climate Change Is Rising
2013-04-09 04:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Much like one theory surrounding the changing global temperatures - Americans concern over climate change has gone in cycles - rising for several years and falling for a few years. According to a new Gallup poll, Americans concerns on climate change are on the rise, with 58 percent of respondents saying they worry a great deal or a fair amount about global warming. U.S. worry about global warming is heading back up after several years of expanded public skepticism, a Gallup statement...
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